User:Manuel Mateus Ventura

Manuel Mateus Ventura (born on June 1921 in Fortaleza,Ceara,Brazil)is a Professor Emeritus(Biophysics),University of Brasilia, and graduated in Agricultural Engineering(1943) from the School of Agronomy of Ceara.He founded and led the Institute of Chemistry and Technology(IQT) (Federal University of Ceara)which greatly influenced the chemical research and education in the State of Ceara.The IQT reached regional and national reputation as an excellent center for the formation and improvement of young scientists.In addition, IQT was the mother-cell of the depatments of chemistry and related areas at the Federal University of Ceara. He performed research work on isolation and characterization of plant proteins, at the Federal University of Ceara(1958-1970). At the University of Brasilia(1970-1971),he founded and led research group in molecular biophysics which has been of great influence on the formation of young researchers.He is member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the Brazilian Order of Scientific Merit(Great Cross),and won the Anisio Teixeira Prize from the Ministry of Education and Sports(Brazil).